"It's also been a real learning experience, moving out to Atlanta, Georgia - where we film it - and dealing with our characters, their development and some really great storylines. "It's been a blast! It's a hell of an adventure and a lot of fun," he grins. It's a tasty part that he's happily sunk his teeth into. McQueen stars as Elena's younger brother, Jeremy Gilbert, a mere mortal who battles with ghosts, ghouls and vampires in Mystic Falls, a picture-perfect but haunted town. Smith's tomes, a tale which revolves around the love triangle between Elena Gilbert and vampire brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore. That's just what he's doing in The Vampire Diaries, the book-to-TV adaptation of L.J. "Anyway, I'm quite a competitive person, so it pushes me to not only live up to any expectations, but to climb out of the shadow and cut a path of my own." "There's definitely a level of pressure because of it, but it's the name I was born with so I figured I may as well stick with it," he shrugs. However, McQueen discovered that his family name was both a boon and a bane: it secured him parts in CSI: Miami, a recurring role as Kyle Hunter in Everwood and a lead in the Disney movie Minutemen, but it also came with a weight of expectations. I went to a couple of classes and I grew to love it." "From there, my passion for it slowly unfolded. That's what made me want to try acting," clarifies McQueen. "Seeing him in those films was inspiring but so, too, was watching other actors, like Marlon Brando and James Dean, in a whole bunch of other films. I think that's why acting wasn't something I even considered doing, as a kid," he says.īut in his mid-teens and being home-schooled in Detroit - where his stepfather was a professional ice hockey player - he sat down and watched his grandfather's movies. "Knowing that my grandad was a highly respected actor wasn't necessarily intimidating, but it definitely meant there was always a pressure to live up to his reputation. In fact, the weight of expectations initially meant he shunned acting. McQueen, the grandson of the legendary Steve McQueen. Having a grandfather whose name remains the byword for Hollywood cool has proved a double-edged sword for Steven R. McQueen talks to Des Sampson about his famous grandfather and the show's new season.
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